Retirement Plan (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Net Pension Expense and Periodic Benefit Costs

The following table provides the components of net periodic pension expense:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	Dec. 30, 2012			Dec. 29, 2013
	(in thousands)
Expected return on assets	$	(1,175	)	$	(1,333	)
Service cost	1,222			1,036
Interest cost	1,120			1,257
Amortization of prior service cost	1			1
Amortization of recognized losses	747			298
Net pension expense	$	1,915		$	1,259

Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine Net Pension Expense and Periodic Benefit Costs

Actuarial assumptions used to determine net pension expense were:
Discount rate	3.70	%	4.70	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	3.08	%	3.08	%
Expected long-term rate of return on assets	6.00	%	6.00	%